• June Brunch & Speaker

    The Press Box 932 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Speaker:  Professor Simon Garnier N.J. Institute of Technology, Biological Sciences Professor Garner's interdisciplinary research lab studies the mechanisms underlying the coordination of large animal groups, such as ant colonies or human crowds, and their applications to complex problems such the organization of pedestrian traffic or the control of robotic swarms. He studies how information is exchanged...

    $20
  • June Book & Film Club

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Host:  Nina Goss Nina Goss earned her MFA and PhD  at the University of Washington. She currently teaches Creative Writing at Fordham University. She is the co-editor of Dylan at...

    Free
  • June Discussion Night

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Subject: How do we atheists see morality? Host:  Lee Moore The event is free, but please purchase food or drink to compensate Stone Creek for the use of their space.

    Free
  • June Monthly Meeting

    SLC Conference Center 15 West 39th Street – 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

    Host: Ken Bronstein Speaker: Abby Hafer from Curry College, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology Abby Hafer is a speaker, writer and humorist who particularly loves taking on Intelligent Design, Creationism, the politics surrounding them, and science denialism in general. A few years ago, she realized that Intelligent Design is a political pressure group, not...

    $10
  • July 4th Picnic

    Conservatory Garden 5TH AVE AT 105TH STREET, New York, NY, United States

    NYC ATHEISTS JULY 4TH PICNIC Join us in the beautiful Conservancy Garden in Central Park! Meeting place will be in the upstairs gazebo behind the fountain. Bring your own food & drinks. (5th Ave at 105th Street) Subway: 6 (103rd) / 2 & 3 (110TH st) / 4 & 5 (110th) Afterwards we can visit the Museum...

  • July Brunch & Speaker

    The Press Box 932 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Speaker:  Susana Martiez-Conde Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, Physiology, and Pharmacology Suny Downstate Medical Center Topic: Neural Magic: Techniques for Tricking the Brain Susana Martinez-Conde directs the Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience. Her research bridges perceptual, cognitive, and oculomotor neuroscience. She is best known for her studies on illusions, eye movements and perception, neurological disorders, and attentional misdirection...

    $20
  • July Book & Film Club

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Host:  TBA Book: TBA Author: TBA The event starts at 7 p.m. but come early for Happy Hour at 6:30 pm! Discussion will follow. The event is free, but please purchase food...

    Free
  • July Discussion Night

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Subject: The Atheist Brand Host:  Lee Moore Should we continue to encourage everyone to call themselves Atheists openly instead of other terms such as Skeptic, Humanist, Freethinker, and so on. The event is free, but please purchase food or drink to compensate Stone Creek for the use of their space.

    Free
  • September Discussion Night

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Subject: Who are you voting for and why? Host:  Lee Moore The event is free, but please purchase food or drink to compensate Stone Creek for the use of their space.

    Free
  • July Monthly Meeting

    SLC Conference Center 15 West 39th Street – 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

    Host: Ken Bronstein Program: The Search for the Higgs Boson Join us to watch the outstanding PBS video Particle Fever about the search for the Higgs Boson. As the Large Hadron Collider (CERN) is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time...

    $10
  • September Book & Film Club

    National Opera Center America 330 Seventh Avenue , New York, NY, United States

    Host: Lisa Smith Film: The Darwin Awards We will view the film about the tongue-in-cheek Darwin Awards for stupidity and discuss afterwards. Loosely based on the book series of the same...

    $10
  • September Brunch & Speaker

    The Press Box 932 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Speaker:  Jeremy Kasdin, Ph.D. Professor, Vice-Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Princeton University Topic: In there life beyond our own solar system? Professor Kasdin says that “The Universe is teeming with planets.” So far though, astronomers have only been able to detect potentially Earth-like planets through indirect observation. Kasdin and his NASA colleagues want to...

    $20
  • September Monthly Meeting

    SLC Conference Center 15 West 39th Street – 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

    Host: Ken Bronstein Speaker: Glennys Farrar, Ph.D., Professor of Physics, NYU Topic: Dark Matter and Dark Energy A $10 charge for this event is used to help cover the cost of the venue.

    $10
  • October Brunch & Speaker

    The Press Box 932 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Speaker:  Nathan Lent Professor, Vice-Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Princeton University Topic: Not So Different: Finding Human Nature in Animal Nature. Dr. Lents will present selected topics from his book, Not So Different: Finding Human Nature in Animal Nature - We Are Not Unique in Many different Ways (see here). Animals fall in love,...

    $20
  • October Book & Film Club

    National Opera Center America 330 Seventh Avenue , New York, NY, United States

    Host: Lisa Smith Film: Religulous We will view Bill Maher's humorously provacative film and discuss afterwards. The event is held at the National Opera Center America, between 29th and 30th Streets,...

    $10
  • October Discussion Night

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Subject: Assisted Suicide: What other religiously inspired laws should we challenge? Host:  Lee Moore The event is free, but please purchase food or drink to compensate Stone Creek for the use of their space.

    Free
  • October Monthly Meeting

    SLC Conference Center 15 West 39th Street – 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

    Host: Ken Bronstein Speaker: Kelly McBride Folkers Topic: About the Zika virus and the ethical issues it creates A $10 charge for this event is used to help cover the...

    $10
  • November Brunch & Speaker

    The Press Box 932 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Speaker:  Panel Discussion Topic: What should be the atheist agenda after the election? The cost of this event is $20 which includes a wonderful all-you-can-eat brunch followed by our guest speaker.

    $20
  • November Monthly Meeting

    SLC Conference Center 15 West 39th Street – 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

    Host: Ken Bronstein Speaker: Jon McGinn Topic: CRISPR: All about this world-changing genome editing technique. A $10 charge for this event is used to help cover the cost of the...

    $10
  • November Discussion Night

    Stone Creek Bar and Lounge 140 East 27th St., New York, NY, United States

    Subject: TBA Host:  Lee Moore The event is free, but please purchase food or drink to compensate Stone Creek for the use of their space.

    Free